MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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